20 South Second Street is a historic home located in Newport, Pennsylvania.
20 South Second Street | |
 20 South Second Street, 2015 | |
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| Location | 20 South Second Street, Newport, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°28′37″N 77°7′49″W / 40.47694°N 77.13028°W |
| Built | c. 1890 |
| Part of | Newport Historic District[1] (ID99000321) |
| Designated CP | March 12, 1999 |
This is a two-story home with a hipped roof, resting on a stone foundation. The all brick structure is 4 pays wide with a storefront at the corner. Clapboard siding was added around the storefront along with a wraparound porch with modern wood columns.
History
Now home of Newport Natural Foods, I was home to the following businesses: The William "Bill" Welfley Drug Store, Earl Gower Drug Store, Charles E. Bosserman Drug Store & Soda Fountain, State Liquor Store, the Post Office from 1922 to 1932, Fleck and Hyman Clothing, D. H. Spots Clothing, Marx Dukes Clothing. Originally known as the Dr James B. Eby building
It was designated a contributing property of the Newport Historic District in 1999.[1]
It is also identified as #71 in the "National Register of Historic Places Resource Inventory: Newport Historic District" (PDF).[2]